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You could try Peter O'Byrne at Singapore, he used to be on the OGD.
Regards, Alex

Peter Williams wrote:

> I wonder if this list has any Bulbophyllum experts? I am a trying to
> confirm the identity of a Bulbophyllum we found flowering in Thailand in
> March. Photo attached. I sent a specimen of the flower to 'Kew' but they
> identified it as B. wallichii − which I have also seen in the wild and
> looks completely different from the flower that I sent them. I can't
> understand how they have made such an obvious mistake! I then sent a photo
> of the flower to Jaap J Vermeulen who is the world expert on Bulbophyllums
> at Singapore Botanic Gardens − but the letter was returned earlier this
> week marked 'gone away'. So I am hoping that someone here may be a keen
> Bulbo grower and may have seen this species and be able to identify it for
> me!

If you're still deciding where to go for next years holidays − why not join us for our spring orchid tour in Thailand? This holiday is designed especially for orchid enthusiasts and you will see plenty of orchids in flower in the wild. More details including a slide show of our last tour can be seen on our web site www.theorchidman.com

- and as a special incentive to 'orchid talk' members anyone who joins us from this list will be given a 10% discount on the price of the tour.

I attended an Orchid show and major sales weekend a week or two ago. Apart from the small collection of plants that followed me out to the bus, this one attached itself to my hand and wouldn't let go. The flowers were damaged a little and this one was the best.
Ascda Marissa's Little Doll. Had 8 flowers on the spike and are approx' 70mm in diameter.

A few months ago I posted some photos of Paph bellatulum in the wild. I have now updated my web site with a slideshow of the trip undertaken to see these plants − http://www.theorchidman.com/ /gallery/looking-for-paph-bellatulum/

If your interested in Paphs and the kind of habitats that they grow in hopefully you will find something of interest here!